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January, 2017

January, 2017

Moonglow in the FT

With warmth and sympathy, Michael Chabon writes a family history tied up with the invention of space travel. I review Moonglow in the Financial Times.

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December, 2016

December, 2016

The Feud in the FT

Nabokov and Wilson go head-to-head over Eugene Onegin. I review Alex Beam's The Feud in the Financial Times.

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October, 2016

October, 2016

Nicotine

Pro-tobacco activists find love in a Jersey City squat. I review Nell Zink's quirky novel, Nicotine, in the Financial Times.

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September, 2016

September, 2016

Race and fiction

Further thoughts on race, fiction and Lionel Shriver's Mandibles, in the Washington Post.

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July, 2016

July, 2016

Underground Airlines

What if slavery was still legal? I review Underground Airlines in the Financial Times.

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June, 2016

June, 2016

Mandibles

I review Lionel Shriver's right-wing dystopian novel, The Mandibles, in the Washington Post.

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May, 2016

May, 2016

TireFire Readings, Philly 7 PM

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May, 2016

The Booksmith in the Haight 7:30 PM

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May, 2016

Zeno 2

A glacier melts and a scientist suffers a nervous breakdown. I review Ilija Trojanow's The Lamentations of Zeno in the Financial Times.

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May, 2016

Lamentations of Zeno Review

A glacier melts and a scientist suffers a nervous breakdown. I review Ilija Trojanow's The Lamentations of Zeno in the Financial Times.

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